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Frank Drake
American astronomer and astrophysicist (–)
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Born | Frank Donald Drake ()May 28, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | September 2, () (aged&#;92) Aptos, California, U.S. |
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Spouses | Elizabeth Procter Bell &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Amahl Shakhashiri &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
Children | 5, including Nadia |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy, astrophysics |
Institutions | University of Calif., Santa Cruz, SETI, Cornell University |
Doctoral advisor | Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin |
Frank Donald Drake (May 28, – September 2, ) was an American astrophysicist and astrobiologist.
He began his career as a show astronomer, studying the planets of